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		<title>2012 Apple Season comes to an end</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are now officially closed for the 2012 season.  We&#8217;ve sold out of apples and all the pumpkins are gone from the patch. Thank you to all our customers this season who have made it a even bigger success than could be imagined with only a 10% crop.  We enjoy seeing old friends and meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Links to U-Picks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonya Hollingsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pick Your Own Apples Pick Your Own Grapes Pick Your Own Pumpkins]]></description>
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		<title>Call the Orchard 828-685-9083</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call the Orchard 828-685-9083 to find out what apples we are picking now and any other questions you might have..  We are taking reservations for Apple Orchard School Tours at J H Stepp Farm&#8217;s Hillcrest Orchard.  Call Wendy at 828-290-0823 to set up a time to bring your school group to our apple orchard.]]></description>
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		<title>Carolina-Virginia Farmer Magazine Highlights Stepp Farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Carolina-Virginia Farmer magazine highlighted J.H. Stepp&#8217;s Hillcrest Orchard with a full-page article in its December 2011 issue.  Read the article here.]]></description>
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		<title>JH Stepp Farm Is Now Open For The 2012 Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are now open to pick apples at the orchard.  Due to the freeze this year we will have a limited crop.  We currently have Honey Crisp already picked on the porch for sale.  We are picking Gala apples now.  We will have apples on the porch all season long but if you are looking to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J.H. Stepp, Jr. Honored in Times-News</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hendersonville Times-News ran an article honoring Stepp Farm&#8217;s patriarch, J.H. Stepp, Jr., on September 7, 2011.  In the article entitled Apple farmers lose a legend, Agri-Business Executive Director, Mark Williams, called Mr. Stepp a “man of character” and a “model citizen for the community.&#8221;  Williams also stated, &#8220;He was a piece of history for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sad News</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JH Stepp, 91, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday afternoon. In honor and celebration of his life the farm will be closed on Wednesday, September 7.  More]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Brownies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;This recipe is one our family has enjoyed. Danielle and April Stepp (third generation) entered it in apple cooking contests for kids and won several awards.&#8221;              Ingredients  ½ cup butter                                    1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup sugar                                       ½ teaspoon salt   1 teaspoon vanilla                          ½ teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs                                                   ½ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shelley&#8217;s Crock Pot Apple Butter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fill Crock Pot with cut up apples (any kind). Some like to use a variety of apples. Let apples cook on high for about 3 hours, then fill Crock Pot up again with apples continuing to cook. Add 3 to 4 cups of sugar (to taste), 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1/4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enjoy a day at the Apple Orchard</title>
		<link>http://www.steppapples.com/?p=423</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a very limited crop this year do to the freeze around Easter therefore we are unable to offer weekend farm tours and children&#8217;s birthday parties as in the past.  We will still be offering weekend wagon rides beginning Labor Day Weekend.]]></description>
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